These comments seem so sad to me, and somewhat misinformed. Why ever would you contact a shelter or rescue to correct them? I would imagine they are overworked, under paid, if not volunteer run outfits, barely making it to the next day, with the work they have in front of them. I would imagine correctly identifying the breed just isn't up there the same way avoiding PTS a dog is.
Shelters take many, many, many of our discarded pets..the ones we know longer want, the ones that 'run off', the ones that the pet shop or breeder won't take back. They aren't there primarily for PB OR mutts, they are there, primarily, to assist with the animals in the best way that they can. Why in God's name would a shelter do breed research at all? One isn't getting papers from them.
Every dog any one of us 'buys', be it from a breeder or a pet shop, means more likely than not, an animal in a rescue or shelter will die.
That is so flipping sad to me. It keeps me up at night, it makes me cry, and it makes me say a lot of prayers to God, asking for forgiveness for all the ones that aren't saved because of my "breed"- humans.
Say what you want of Pitbulls and Parolees, 101, whomever. They ARE doing a service, they ARE educating the public, they ARE raising awareness, and maybe it isn't a 100% hit on the mark all the time. It is a far cry better than any one of us is doing.
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